Pisco, Peru

This sleepy fishing village lends its name to the grape brandy that is produced here. Excursions from Pisco include visits to Tambo Colorado, a site of well-preserved Inca ruins; flights over the mysterious, giant geoglyphs drawn in the earth's surface near the town of Nasca; and cruises to the Ballestas Islands, a nature sanctuary where you can observe a wealth of wildlife such as pelicans, cormorants and sea lions.